Gunmen fire at Pak train, 4 killed

Unidentified gunmen fired at a train in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province, killing at least four people and seriously injuring 10 others.

Unidentified gunmen fired at a train in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province, killing at least four people and seriously injuring 10 others.

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The gunmen fired indiscriminately at the Jaffar Express train in Kohsar area of Kachhi Bolan district late last night, officials of the Pakistan Railways said. The Jaffar Express was on way to the provincial capital of Quetta from Rawalpindi when it was attacked in the mountainous region.

There was an exchange of fire between law enforcement personnel on the train and the gunmen, who managed to escape, the officials said.